Russian & Former Soviet Union

Book Description: Pelican, 1949. Book Condition: Very Good. Bl/white Photographs (illustrator). First. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Bound as a hardback, 2 library stamps, removed pocket + library bookplate on front pastedown,page edges tanned, cover tanned under lamination, -tight,reasonable reading,reference copy.276pp. Ex-Library. Bookseller Inventory # 001092

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Hardcover. 24 cm. Language Notes Text: English, Russian (translation). Bookseller Inventory # 338

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Jackson, MS, 1979. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Catalog for an exhibition held to honor Diaghilev and his costume and stage designs. Illustrated in b/w and color (30 pages). Flipping the catalog gives you a program to the International Ballet Competition held in Jackson, MS in 1979. Brief bios and photos of judges, staff and all the competitors. Color photos of Jackson and the venues. (28 pages; some check marks in pencil). Measures 9" x 12"; some browning to edges of pages. Bookseller Inventory # E0792

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1990. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Book Condition: Very Good. 4to. 168 pages; 51 plates. Works from the Hermitage and the Pushkin Museums that traced Russian admiration for French art beginning with Catherine the Great and continuing to the 20th century. One essay discusses the collectors, Sergei Shuchukin (Matisse) and Ivan Morozov (Sisley and Cezanne). Both collections were nationalized after the October Revolution of 1918. Exhibition Catalogue. Bookseller Inventory # 000032

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Methuen, London, 1965. Blue Cloth, Decorative Spine. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed. First. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Beautiful tight,bright,clean,unpriceclipped dustjacket,evidence of taping on flap; this has offset on ffep.Taping evidence also on rear pasteboard, offset on rep.Bit worn at rear hinges.Dustjacket, previously covered in protective covering,just a little rubbed at edges.1 library stamp + price from library blocked out on ffep, evidence of removed label on front pastedown.32 colour plates,156 monochrome plates,294pp.Nice copy. Ex-Library. Bookseller Inventory # 001127

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow, 1959. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good Reading Copy. Dust Jacket Condition: In Mylar. Black & White Photographs (illustrator). 6.5" x 9.5" 135 Pgs. Ex-Library with Stamps Etc. Woodwork, Artistic Metalwork, Carved Bonework, Ornamental Stonework, Glass and Pottery, Lacquers, Lacework and Embroidery. Bookseller Inventory # 83305

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Parkgate Books Ltd, London, England, 1999. Hard Cover Pictorial Boards. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Color Photographs (illustrator). 11.5 X 11.5 " 144 Pages. Jacket is lightly rubbed, with small closed tear. Illustrated with superb photography of many Faberge works of art that have passed through the hands of Christie's, the world renowned auction house, this book is a comprehensive and beautiful account of the life and work of one of the most important artists of his time. --- This oversize book will ship surface at the regular rate, click ' Bookseller Information ' below. Bookseller Inventory # 33699

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Sotheby's, New York, 2008. Soft Cover. Book Condition: As New. Detailed auction catalog for a single item (actually a pair of oil paintings). Part of a sale of Russian art held in New York on April 15, 2008. These two small oil paintings from a private collection were done by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, a maritime artist, and are titled: "Distributing Supplies" and "The Relief Ship". In 1892, a famine had gripped Russia. After much debate, assistance arrived from the United States, and these two paintings depict the artist's observations of the arrival of this American help. Detailed descriptions of the history behind this event and the paintings themselves, plus close ups of the paintings, and illustrations and vintage photogpraphs of related items. Paintings hung in the White House for a short while during the Kennedy adminsitration. Text in English and in Russian; 27 pages. No marks; in pristine condition. Auction Catalog. Bookseller Inventory # E1691

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1988. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 9.5 X 11 " 192 Pages. Edited by Christopher Forbes. More than 350 illustrations, including 80 plates in full colour. Formerly with Christie's London, author Alexander von Solodkoff is an expert on Russian objects. He tells the fascinating story of the rise of the House of Faberge and in particular of Carl Faberge, son of the founder, whose flair for the imaginative and inventive was given full rein. Von Sclodkoff also describes the royal and fashionable international clientele. Nearly all of the known Imperial Easter Eggs can be found in brilliant color photographs in the pages of this book. Most of the pieces are from the Forbes Magazine Collection, the largest in the US and one of the finest in the world. A complete catalogue of the growing Forbes collection, a chronology, and a list of Faberge workmasters and their marks make this a useful reference book as well as a glittering presentation of some of the most dazzling examples of the jeweler's art created in the past century. --- This oversize book will ship surface at the regular rate, click ' Bookseller Information ' below. Bookseller Inventory # 32999

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Minsk, 1980. 1980., 1980. Fresco, Icon, Portrait. Text in Russian, English, French, German and Spanish. 4to, cloth titled gilt, 315 pages. Coloured illustrations. Owner's lable; otherwise very good in dustwrapper (closed tears at corners; 1 cm missing from top of spine). Binding is hardback with dustwrapper. Bookseller Inventory # 522271

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Amsterdam, 1992. Original Paper. Book Condition: As New. 27x23. AMSTERDAM SALE (MARCH 9, 1992). 187 paintings (mostly illustrated in col. & b/w). * One of the earliest auctions dealing with Russian paintings. Bookseller Inventory # 1809.P.35

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Harry N Abrams, Inc., NY, NY. Original Cloth. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brownish-green silk covered boards (large book = 10 1/2" X 12"), with gold embllem on FB and gold gilt on spine, illustrated DJ. The "only" mark on this bok is a PO's name on inside FB. Extremely clean and tight - NOT ex-libris. No date listed, probably 1968, as this is a Revised Edition to Duncan's 1960 edition and includes a great many magnificent new colorplates (in addition to the original 108 tipped-in plates), a number of which are double-page spreads, as well as supplemental textual material. The DJ bears some minor shelf-rubbing, as this was apparantely kept lyinig down - it IS a large and heavy tome. Many, many frameable color plates!. Bookseller Inventory # 600299

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: London: The Studio, 1935. 1935., 1935. Special Autumn Number of The Studio, 1935. Architecture, sculpture, painting, graphic arts, theatre, film, crafts. Imperial 8vo, cloth, 138 pages. Black and white illustrations. Very good in frayed dustwrapper. Binding is hardback with dustwrapper. Bookseller Inventory # 494821

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Beaux Arts Editions, New York, 1989. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Presumed First. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. FINE book condition/GOOD dust jacket. Large light maroon boards with gilt lettering on spine. Very slight bumps to corners & head & tail of spine. Slick illustrated dust jacket with corner & edge rubs and some shelf scratching. Gilt lettering on dust jacket. Heavy slick pages with beautiful photography of beautiful treasures. "This lavish combination of authoritative text and Russian treasures -- cigarette cases, jewelry, clocks, tableware, and much, much more -- all in beautifully detailed illustrations result in a unique volume that lovers of art and turn-of-the-century culture will read and behold for years to come." 320pp with index. Extra shipping costs because of size & weight of volume. Appears unread. Not price clipped. A bargain. Original price $75.00. Extra postage of $2.50 (total $6.50) for US Non Priority mail required because of size & weight. (See Shipping Rates or Terms of Sale for additional information.) Shipping ONLY to the continental United States because of size & weight. Picture is provided by the seller & is of actual book you will receive. Bookseller Inventory # 000433

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Ars Nicolai, Berlin, 1993. Couverture rigide. Book Condition: Comme neuf. Dust Jacket Condition: Comme neuf. 1ère Édition. 100 ans de photographie en RUSSIE. Paru pour l'exposition Rheinische Landmuseum Bonn en 1993. Articles: La photographie en Russie; Les premiers photographes; Annonce du Dr Julius Fritzsche à l'Académie des Sciences de Saint Petersbourg; Les premiers maîtres de la photographie russe; Réalisme et documentation: la photographie comme fait; Le pictorialisme: la photographie en tant qu'art; La photo onirique de l'avant-garde; L'aporie de l'avant-garde, thèses sur la nouvelle photographie des années 20. Un beau portrait de Leo Tolstoï en soldat (papier salé aquarellé) par Sergej Lewitsky. 4to. 256pp. 204 photographies en n/b et couleur. Couverture rigide tissu blanc. Jaquette illustrée. Page de garde noires. Catalogue des 304 photographies présentes dans l'expo. Biographies. Bibliographies. Glossaire technique. En allemand. EXCELLENT état. Bookseller Inventory # ABE-1056328322

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Izobrazitelnoye Iskusstvo Publishers, Moscow, 1987. Fabric Hardback. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Various Artists (illustrator). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book Description : 1987, 1st Edition fabric hardback with colour reproduction of part of a folk painting to front board; original dustjacket and slipcase. The colourfully painted household articles of the Northern Dvina were in great demand in Russia but until fairly recently their provenance was a closely guarded secret. This plentifully illustrated volume reveals the folk traditions, history and characteristics of this art. Many of the paintings adorned the distaff which played an important role in a woman's marriage and married life, but there are other (sometimes ornately) carved artefacts which were also painted (such as jugs, and berry baskets). All the artefacts had a practical use in Russian daily life and the paintings depict scenes and narratives from daily life (such as wedding ceremonies, encounters, sleigh riding) or stylised yet vital motifs from nature. Flamoyant motifs often frame and find contrast with charming, naive yet characterful scenes reminiscent of English art from the middle ages. 124 large colour reproductions with text in both English and Russian. Some b/w photographs of the region and peoples. Book Condition : near Fine - trace fading to head and foot of spine; gilding and picture intact, and fabric pristine; fep and ep have only a trace of yellowing; inner pages have original whiteness; slight smudging of ink to a page of the introductory text; binding tight and secure. DJ Condition : near Fine - several or so small creases infrequently appearing at edges; no other signs of wear. Slipcase is lightly scuffed in places with faces yellowed to a degree; circular colour design appearing perfect. Bookseller Inventory # 000593

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: Khelovneba Publishers, Tbilisi, 2005. Hardcover. Book Condition: NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 33x24½. Book 1 features the CHURCHES, FRESCOES and some of the ICONS of Georgia. 378pp. with hundreds of fine printed colour plates & illustrations. Text: Georgian & English. Preface by the President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili and Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia. * ONLY available in the Republic of Georgia. Bookseller Inventory # 2612.P.95

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]

Book Description: U.K / Manchester University Press, 1992. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is the first attempt to analyse the development of the St Petersburg avant-garde between 1910 and 1914. With 26 illustrations. A 1st edition hardcover, with its dustwrapper, in good condition-stain to the back of the 'D.W'. (240 pages). Bookseller Inventory # 41

[Bookseller & Payment Information] [More Books from this Seller] [Ask Bookseller a Question]